Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 21:28-36

28If an oxשׁ֥וֹרShorH7794goreיִגַּ֨חyi.GachH5055a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376or a womanאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802,that they dieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191:then the oxהַשּׁ֗וֹרha.ShorH7794shall be surelyסָק֨וֹלsa.KolH5619stonedיִסָּקֵ֜לyi.sa.KelH5619,and his fleshבְּשָׂר֔וֹbe.sa.RoH1320shall not be eatenיֵאָכֵל֙ye.'a.KhelH398;but the ownerוּבַ֥עַלu.Va.'alH1167of the oxהַשּׁ֖וֹרha.ShorH7794shall bequitנָקִֽי׃na.KiH5355.

29But if the oxשׁוֹר֩shOrH7794were wont to push with his hornנַגָּ֨חna.GachH5056in time pastמִתְּמֹ֣ל שִׁלְשֹׁ֗םmi.te.Mol shil.ShomH8032 H8543,and it hath been testifiedוְהוּעַ֤דve.hu.'AdH5749to his ownerבִּבְעָלָיו֙biv.'a.LavH1167,and he hath not keptיִשְׁמְרֶ֔נּוּyish.me.Re.nuH8104him in, but that he hath killedוְהֵמִ֥יתve.he.MitH4191a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376or a womanאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802;the oxהַשּׁוֹר֙ha.shOrH7794shall be stonedיִסָּקֵ֔לyi.sa.KelH5619,and his ownerבְּעָלָ֖יוbe.'a.LavH1167also shall be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

30If there be laidיוּשַׁ֣תyu.ShatH7896on him a sum of moneyכֹּ֖פֶרKo.ferH3724,then he shall giveוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414for the ransomפִּדְיֹ֣ןpid.YonH6306of his lifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315whatsoever is laidיוּשַׁ֖תyu.ShatH7896upon him.

31Whether he have goredיִגָּ֖חyi.GachH5055a sonבֵ֥ןvenH1121,orH176have goredיִגָּ֑חyi.GachH5055a daughterבַ֣תvatH1323,according to this judgmentכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֥טka.mish.PatH4941shall it be doneיֵעָ֥שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213unto him.

32If the oxהַשּׁ֖וֹרha.ShorH7794shall pushיִגַּ֥חyi.GachH5055a manservantעֶ֛בֶד'E.vedH5650or a maidservantאָמָ֑ה'a.MahH519;he shall giveיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414unto their masterלַֽאדֹנָ֔יוla.do.NavH113thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970shekelsשְׁקָלִ֗יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכֶּ֣סֶף׀Ke.sefH3701,and the oxוְהַשּׁ֖וֹרve.ha.ShorH7794shall be stonedיִסָּקֵֽל׃ סyi.sa.KelH5619.

33And if a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376shall openיִפְתַּ֨חyif.TachH6605a pitבּ֗וֹרBorH953,or if a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376shall digיִכְרֶ֥הyikh.RehH3738a pitבֹּ֖רborH953,and not coverיְכַסֶּ֑נּוּye.khas.Se.nuH3680it, and an oxשּׁ֖וֹרShorH7794or a donkeyחֲמֽוֹר׃cha.MorH2543fallוְנָֽפַל־ve.na.fal-H5307therein;

34The ownerבַּ֤עַלBa.'alH1167of the pitהַבּוֹר֙ha.bOrH953shall make itgoodיְשַׁלֵּ֔םye.sha.LemH7999, andgiveיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725moneyכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701unto the ownerלִבְעָלָ֑יוliv.'a.LavH1167of them; and the deadוְהַמֵּ֖תve.ha.MetH4191beast shall be his.

35And if one man’sאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376oxH7794hurtיִגֹּ֧ףyi.GofH5062another’sרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453,that he dieוָמֵ֑תva.MetH4191;then they shall sellוּמָ֨כְר֜וּu.Ma.khe.RuH4376the liveהַחַי֙ha.ChaiH2416oxH7794,and divideוְחָצ֣וּve.cha.TzuH2673the moneyכַּסְפּ֔וֹkas.PoH3701of it; and the deadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191oxalso they shall divideיֶֽחֱצֽוּן׃Ye.che.TzunH2673.

36Or if it be knownנוֹדַ֗עno.Da'H3045that the oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794hath used to pushנַגָּ֥חna.GachH5056in time pastמִתְּמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשֹׁ֔םmi.te.Mol shil.ShomH8032 H8543,and his ownerבְּעָלָ֑יוbe.'a.LavH1167hath not keptיִשְׁמְרֶ֖נּוּyish.me.Re.nuH8104him in; he shall surelyשַׁלֵּ֨םsha.LemH7999payיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999oxשׁוֹר֙shOrH7794for oxהַשּׁ֔וֹרha.ShorH7794;and the deadוְהַמֵּ֖תve.ha.MetH4191shall be his own.

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